Sawaari | Award-winning documentary on Cycle Rickshaw walas of Chennai

Till my primary, I went to school in a cycle rickshaw. Murugan was my rickshaw Anna, short, and slim and his hair was super curly which intrigued me a lot. I enjoyed my conversations with him, we mostly spoke about Deepavali and crackers. I used to ask him “ Anna, unga area la enna vechanga ?” And he would answer me with patience and a smile on his face.
I loved my cycle rickshaw rides from school because it gave me some time to relax before I went home and began my homework. Back then it never hit me that a human had to physically put a lot of effort to make the vehicle move forward. Now that I realize all of it, my respect for them skyrocketed, for any kind of physical labor.
To be honest, I didn’t think of this topic until all of our lives hit a pause while covid happened. Because life just kept happening, covid gave me a chance to ponder upon my childhood which led me to think of cycle rickshaws.
I hadn’t seen many cycle rickshaws on the roads, which led me to dig more into this. It concluded with the fact that they were soon to be extinct.
I am not saying evolution or inventions are a bad thing, that is a part of life in every aspect that exists. But to see something you experience disappears sinks my heart, like an anchor that tries to hit a bottomless ocean.
Their plight, existence, and survival are what I have tried to document. I hope I have conveyed it as much as it is meant to me. It is sadder and heartbreaking than I thought it would be.
I hope their tales are told till the end of time.
Evolution doesn’t seem to be a boon for all.
Please watch it and let us know how you like it.
Don’t forget to share it with your friends and family. Your love and support will mean a lot to us.
-Ashwin Guru
Direction & editing - Ashwin guru
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Cinematography - Alexander vedachalam
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Voice over - Anita kamaraj
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Special Thanks to - Karan Karki | Thirupurasundari sevvel | Sriram venkat
#documentary #sawaari #cyclerickshaw

[@arunshakthi9727]

Sema bro

[@sumathiumapathy2361]

Very well made documentary. An ode to the rickshawalas!

[@anitakamaraj3312]

I’m so proud of you 😊 Alex and Ashwin 👏👏👏

[@srinivasanmohan5351]

One an only madras (cheenai).

[@sambandanv.s.3965]

Why is it that the Late Mr. M.G. Ramchandran is named for distributing 6,000 raincoats for Riskshaw pullers, whilst the Late Mr. M. Karunanidhi, who as Chief Minister, abolished hand-pulled rickshaws is not named? The latter's move is mentioned as a "Government initiative" not even when so and so was CM. The way the contributions are revealed to the viewing public reflect an "interesting" thought process.

[@murugesans6639]

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